Friday, March 1, 1918

Made the fire and it was a cheerful one. Made pies and at ten went to the dentist and had a tooth filled. It was not a classy office but a house that had been visited; but one of Frit sies Coughs and his visit was fatal. The desk was a trunk and the chair was a couple of boxes. It was very fine. At five there was a large killing—17 of our boys and wounded many. Six were taken prisoner and many chased out of their mud houses. Two officers were killed. All day there had been hard firing and much damage done. It has been a very busy day. We had Mr. Ward, Mr. Fergeson, and Mr. Hoffer as visitors and for lunch. We had a lot of fun. Had a very busy afternoon and a noisy night. Forty of our men were killed, wounded, or missing. It was a terrible battle. We got three German prisoners. One building was shelled in which 9 men were killed and wounded.